Job summary
Secondment will be considered
Join an exceptional, award winning Adult Integrated Respiratory (AIR) Team in East Berkshire. Finalist in Nursing Times Award 2018, Innovative Team Award (Frimley Park Foundation Trust) and headed up by a Consultant Nurse (awarded Respiratory Nurse Leader by ARNS, 2018). The specialist respiratory service is delivered at home, community and in hospital settings for patients with various long-term respiratory conditions. The emphasis of our work is to provide intelligent compassionate care to patients and their family through specialist clinics, pulmonary rehabilitation, admission avoidance, supported discharge from hospital, oxygen service, psychological therapies, and palliative care. We work closely with Secondary, Primary and voluntary care providers.
The chosen candidate will have a passion for respiratory physiotherapy and supporting those with chronic lung disease to gain the best possible health related quality of life.
The role is extremely varied, based in King Edward VII, Windsor but covering East Berkshire through satellite clinics, home visits and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in local community centres- hence a car and a driving licence is essential.
Main duties of the job
- Whether you are applying for the band 5 training post (with the aim to up band within 12-18 months if competencies met) or the band 6 post you will have a full training and competency programme provided.
- As an AIR Physiotherapist no one day will be the same. You can be running an ambulatory oxygen clinic in the morning and an outpatient clinic in the afternoon, the next day leading a Pulmonary rehabilitation class followed by providing training to carers regarding chest clearance in a patients home.
- The AIR Physio team run Pulmonary Rehabilitation (face to face, at home and online), Ambulatory oxygen clinic, Outpatient clinics offering management for chest clearance, chronic cough, breathlessness management, Breathing pattern retraining, exercise advice and domiciliary visits.
- AIR is a leading light specialist community service so as well as providing premium care we also provide training to less specialist health care providers.
The 3"must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
- A passion for Respiratory Physiotherapy and Respiratory Health Care in the community.
- Enthusiasm and dedication to deliver and support holistic sustained behavioural change in patients with chronic lung disease.
- The drive and ability for ongoing personal and professional development to optimise yourself as a clinician but also the services you are involved in directly and indirectly.
About us
Some of the benefits of joining our team:
- AFCSalary:Band 5- £29,828-£36,311 per annum (incl of HCAS)
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- Advanced IT enablement and support
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- And so much more
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCP Registration
Desirable
- CSP membership
- Member of the ACPRC
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
Previous Experience
Desirable
- Post graduate experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
- Post graduate experience in NHS
- Post graduate core rotations including a Respiratory/ Medical/ Surgical rotation
- Post graduate community rotation
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of this post and Trust
- Basic knowledge of Respiratory Physiotherapy and a passion for it
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments / Presentation Skills
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services.
- Awareness of relevant National and local policies and guidelines
- Ability to supervise other staff e.g. assistants, technical instructors
- Able to motivate others
- Able to work effectively in a team / Good understanding of team working
- Sound knowledge of the National Health Service (NHS)
- Good inter-personal skills particularly when in patients home environment.
- Good written and oral communication / Competent IT skills
- Understanding of the importance of Audit and Research
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure
- Ability to problem solve / Sound clinical reasoning skills
- Demonstrate appropriate use of initiative
- Aware of own limitations and seeks help appropriately
- Willingness to take directions
- Willingness to learn and participate in competency programme
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Full driving licence and access to a car for use to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits
- Willing and able to work weekends and unsocial hours
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCP Registration
Desirable
- CSP membership
- Member of the ACPRC
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
Previous Experience
Desirable
- Post graduate experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
- Post graduate experience in NHS
- Post graduate core rotations including a Respiratory/ Medical/ Surgical rotation
- Post graduate community rotation
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of this post and Trust
- Basic knowledge of Respiratory Physiotherapy and a passion for it
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments / Presentation Skills
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for services.
- Awareness of relevant National and local policies and guidelines
- Ability to supervise other staff e.g. assistants, technical instructors
- Able to motivate others
- Able to work effectively in a team / Good understanding of team working
- Sound knowledge of the National Health Service (NHS)
- Good inter-personal skills particularly when in patients home environment.
- Good written and oral communication / Competent IT skills
- Understanding of the importance of Audit and Research
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Able to maintain judgement under pressure
- Ability to problem solve / Sound clinical reasoning skills
- Demonstrate appropriate use of initiative
- Aware of own limitations and seeks help appropriately
- Willingness to take directions
- Willingness to learn and participate in competency programme
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Full driving licence and access to a car for use to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits
- Willing and able to work weekends and unsocial hours
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
